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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Jack Spear. Federal agents continue expanding their deportation operations as they move to fulfill President Trump's promises on illegal immigration, carrying out raids across the country. Resistance by immigrant rights groups is also growing, as we hear from NPR's Adrian Florido.

The acting U.S. Attorney General is moving to dismiss several prosecutors who investigated Donald Trump. NPR's Kerry Johnson reports on upheaval inside the Justice Department.

The acting U.S. Attorney General is moving to dismiss several prosecutors who investigated Donald Trump. NPR's Kerry Johnson reports on upheaval inside the Justice Department.

A number of Jewish groups say they will stop actively posting on the social media platform X. NPR's Jason DeRose reports the move comes because they see the platform as filled with what they call toxic speech.

A number of Jewish groups say they will stop actively posting on the social media platform X. NPR's Jason DeRose reports the move comes because they see the platform as filled with what they call toxic speech.

Shares of some of Wall Street's loftiest AI stocks took a tumble to a mid-word of a new China AI learning model that is less expensive. The Nasdaq fell more than 600 points. This is NPR. The National Science Foundation has canceled meetings to review pending research grant applications. ZNPR's Jonathan Lambert reports the pause is a response to the Trump administration's executive orders.

Shares of some of Wall Street's loftiest AI stocks took a tumble to a mid-word of a new China AI learning model that is less expensive. The Nasdaq fell more than 600 points. This is NPR. The National Science Foundation has canceled meetings to review pending research grant applications. ZNPR's Jonathan Lambert reports the pause is a response to the Trump administration's executive orders.

Tech investor and LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman is joining forces with cancer researchers, including a Columbia University professor, to use artificial intelligence to boost research on breast cancer, prostate cancer, and lymphomas. before eventually broadening their scope of work to deal with other illnesses.

Tech investor and LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman is joining forces with cancer researchers, including a Columbia University professor, to use artificial intelligence to boost research on breast cancer, prostate cancer, and lymphomas. before eventually broadening their scope of work to deal with other illnesses.

Hoffman led the funding round along with a venture capital firm to launch the $24.6 million startup named Manus AI. Medical research and drug discovery are becoming an increasingly important part of AI research, receiving several billion dollars in funding last year. Crude oil futures prices took a drop today. Oil's been trending lower amid worries about tariffs and other economic developments.

Hoffman led the funding round along with a venture capital firm to launch the $24.6 million startup named Manus AI. Medical research and drug discovery are becoming an increasingly important part of AI research, receiving several billion dollars in funding last year. Crude oil futures prices took a drop today. Oil's been trending lower amid worries about tariffs and other economic developments.

We're lending the session down $1.49 a barrel to settle at $73.17 a barrel in New York. I'm Jack Spear, NPR News in Washington.

We're lending the session down $1.49 a barrel to settle at $73.17 a barrel in New York. I'm Jack Spear, NPR News in Washington.

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Jack Spear. Pete Hegseth's nomination to lead the Department of Defense cleared a procedural vote today. NPR's Deidre Walsh reports there's some Republican opposition, but it's not expected to derail him.

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Jack Spear. Pete Hegseth's nomination to lead the Department of Defense cleared a procedural vote today. NPR's Deidre Walsh reports there's some Republican opposition, but it's not expected to derail him.

President Trump's nominee to lead Veterans Affairs easily passed Senate committee today. Also, NPR's Quill Lawrence reports the vast majority of VA staff were exempted from federal hiring freeze.

President Trump's nominee to lead Veterans Affairs easily passed Senate committee today. Also, NPR's Quill Lawrence reports the vast majority of VA staff were exempted from federal hiring freeze.

President Trump is calling on Saudi Arabia to lower oil prices, which he says could help bring an end to Russia's war in Ukraine. His remarks were from the White House and delivered by video to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. More from NPR's Deepa Shivram.

President Trump is calling on Saudi Arabia to lower oil prices, which he says could help bring an end to Russia's war in Ukraine. His remarks were from the White House and delivered by video to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. More from NPR's Deepa Shivram.

U.S. financial markets closed mostly higher, with the broad market notching another record high today in hopes of falling interest rates. The S&P 500 gained 32 points. You're listening to NPR. Members of the powerful Sackler family who own Oxycontin maker Purdue Pharma and the company itself are agreeing to pay out $7.4 billion to settle lawsuits over the toll of the powerful opioid painkiller.